presthode
Middle English
Alternative forms
- prestehode, preisthade, preesthood, preesthode, presthed, presthede, preostehood, preosthood, priesthod
Etymology
From Old English prēosthād; equivalent to prest (“priest”) + -hod.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpreːsthɔːd/, /ˈpreːsthɛːd/
Noun
presthode (uncountable)
- The status and office of a priest.
- The status and office of any clergy member ranking a priest or higher.
- The (Christian) priesthood or clergy
- Christendom, all Christians
Related terms
Descendants
- English: priesthood
- Scots: presthade
References
- “prẹ̄sthēd(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
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